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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS MqLnR0xd. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Aim : To test the hypothesis that an intergenerational increase would occur in birthweights of babies born to UK-born compared with overseas-born (migrant) minority women. Method : Live singleton births to mothers present at the 1991 Census in a national longitudinal study were classified by mother's country of birth and ethnic origin as reported in the census. During 1983-2000,52 554 White, 1788 Indian, 1538 Pakistani, 995 Bangladeshi, 300 Black Caribbean, and 299 Black African live singleton births were identified. Mean birthweights were adjusted for maternal age, socio-economic circumstances, gender, year of birth, and birth order. Results : Adjusted mean birthweights were : 3400 g (95% CI : 3395,3405) for infants of UK-born White mothers ; 3033 g (95% CI : 2980,3087) of UK-born Indian mothers and 3066 g (95% CI : 3034,3097) of migrant Indian mothers ; 3110 g (95% CI : 3049,3172) of UK-born Pakistani mothers and 3123 g (95% CI : 3087,3159) of migrant Pakistani mothers ; 3026 g (95% CI : 2922,3130) of UK-born Bangladeshi mothers and 3110 g (95% CI : 3076,3145) of migrant Bangladeshi mothers ; 3268 g (95% CI : 3177,3359) of UK-born Black Caribbean mothers and 3238 g (95% CI : 3089,3388) of migrant Black Caribbean mothers ; and 3167 g (95% CI : 3004,3330) of UK-born Black African mothers and 3302 g (95% CI : 3208,3395) of migrant Black African mothers. The proportions of low birthweight infants (
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